This archive report was first published on 5 October 2019.
Published on October 5, 2019, a second intelligence official with direct knowledge of President Trump's dealings with Ukraine is weighing whether to file a formal whistleblower complaint and testify to Congress.
The official, who has more direct information about the events than the first whistleblower, has been interviewed by the intelligence community inspector general to corroborate the allegations of the original whistleblower.
Testimony from someone with more direct knowledge of Mr. Trump's efforts to use American foreign policy for potential political gain would likely undermine conservatives' attacks on the C.I.A. officer's credibility.
House Democrats have moved more quickly in scrutinizing Mr. Trump's use of power to solicit potential foreign help in his 2020 re-election campaign.
On October 4, 2019, they released explosive texts exchanged by State Department officials and Mr. Trump's personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani about pressuring the Ukrainians to commit to conducting the investigations that could help Mr. Trump politically.
Mr. Trump has denied that he held up military aid to Ukraine as a quid pro quo, saying, 'There is no pro quo.'
